OBJECTIVES Saphenous vein graft (SVG) remains the predominant conduit used in
coronary surgery. The internal mammary artery has higher later term patency and confers …

Background Although multiarterial grafting or bilateral mammary artery use is being
increasingly emphasized for contemporary coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) practice …

Saphenous vein graft (SVG) failure is a common finding in patients following coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery. In the literature SVG failure rates have been reported from 25 …

Myocardial ischaemia resulting from obstructive coronary artery disease is a major cause of
morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery …

The choice of the graft conduit is crucial to the success of coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) because the patency of a coronary conduit is closely associated with an uneventful …

Background—Limited information exists on the intermediate-term graft patency and 5-year
clinical outcomes of patients receiving saphenous vein grafts with multiple (m-SVG) versus …

Approximately 95% of patients of any age undergoing contemporary, coronary bypass
surgery will receive at least 1 saphenous vein graft (SVG). It is recognized that SVG will …

The SWEDEGRAFT study (ClinicalTrials. gov Identifier: NCT03501303) tests the hypothesis
that saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) harvested with the “no-touch” technique improves …

Up to 20% of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) fail within 2 years of coronary artery bypass
grafting (CABG). The long-term effects of early SVG failure on major clinical events remain …

Background Saphenous vein grafts (SVG) are the most commonly used conduits in coronary
artery bypass grafting (CABG). Graft failure is observed in up to 50% of SVG at 10 years after …